He next played Nate Bazile, a bar owner who discovers he has a teenage daughter, on the series Life Unexpected, during its two season.[2] In late 2010, he signed a talent holding deal with CBS[3] He played Henry Butler on the CW series Ringer[4] until the series cancellation in 2012.[5]

Polaha has worked in several original Hallmark Channel films starring opposite Meghan Markle in Dater's Handbook in 2016,[7] and most recently in Rocky Mountain Christmas opposite Lindy Booth in December 2017.[8] as well as "Pearl in Paradise" with Jill Wagner (2018).